After

Simply Nearby

When someone is simply nearby, the facets of love become visible.

No words, no promises to make,
No plans — just staying by my side.
No reasons and no need to explain,
No touch — just meeting eye to eye.

You don't prepare, you don't pretend,
You don't rehearse the perfect tone.
Being better is a road, not a promise,
To fly together in love is no dream.

You never rush to fill the silence,
You know the emptiness has worth.
You take your time before you answer,
And never hide the warmth you hold.

There's nothing you must prove — you're you,
You don't have to fit or please.
You can be silent, you can forget,
You can simply not be ready yet.

The silence doesn't frighten us,
It doesn't ask for words to flow.
A glance won't test or question you,
It doesn't search for traps below.

No role to play, no shape to wear,
You're simply you, and I am me.
It doesn't make us any less,
It doesn't dim the fire we keep.

And our conversation isn't over,
We don't need to draw the line.
Our world is overflowing with colors,
And their light flows through these words of mine.

Our dialogue is not yet over,
And our dreams are waiting through the pauses.
Somewhere between breathing in and breathing out,
While we still shine, while we're still together.